The three-day music festival is moving to Bridgeview, running Sept. 20-22 at SeatGeek Stadium, 7000 S. Harlem Ave. Tickets (2-DAY and 3-DAY) are on sale at 11 a.m. Wednesday at riotfest.org.

Other bands and performers include Michael C. Hall with his band Princess Goes, Spoon, Manchester Orchestra (performing their 2014 album “Cope”), Oliver Tree, Sum 41, Cypress Hill, Waxahatchee, New Found Glory, Something Corporate, Tierra Whack, Taking Back Sunday, Lamb of God, Mastodon (performing “Leviathan”), Hot Mulligan, Beach Bunny, The Hives, Suicidal Tendencies, L.S. Dunes, Basement, State Champs, Poison the Well, Gwar, Clutch, Rival Sons, Health, Descendents, Circle Jerks, Pennywise, The Lawrence Arms, Face to Face, Buzzcocks, Laura Jane Grace with Catbite, Dillinger Four, Lagwagon, The Vandals, All Strung Out, Dead Milkmen, D.O.A., The Dickies, Codefendants, Cobra Skulls, Swingin’ Utters, The Defiant, The Exploited, Urethane, Get Dead and Doomscroll. The full lineup includes some 90 bands.

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The announcement of the move Wednesday dubbed the new location RiotLand, and came after a social media statement from Riot Fest founder Mike Petryshyn late Tuesday that the annual three-day music festival would no longer be held in Douglass Park in the North Lawndale neighborhood. Riot Fest had been held there since 2015, before that in Humboldt Park since 2012.

Before Riot Fest’s move, the annual Summer Smash music festival of hip hop relocated in 2023 from Douglass Park to SeatGeek Stadium, with this year’s Summer Smash taking place there this coming weekend.

Riot Fest to leave Douglass Park following years of community tension, founder says

Petryshyn said the Chicago Park District was “solely” responsible for the festival’s move, and thanked Ald. Monique Scott, 24th, for her support of the event. Though Scott said the local community supported Riot Fest, some had criticized it and some other big music events for taking over portions of city parks and fencing them off from the surrounding community.

The SeatGeek Stadium campus, which is owned by the local village of Bridgeview, has hosted other music festivals in the past. Along with the stadium, the location has a number of surrounding sports fields with artificial turf that have been used for stages.

Although it has a large parking lot, the location is some 15 miles southwest of downtown and is not easily accessible by public transportation, requiring a Pace bus transfer from the the Midway Orange Line CTA station. A Getting to RiotLand page on the festival’s website said that information about shuttles was coming soon.

Riot Fest will also include its usual array of food, drink and merchandise vendors, as well as the the Wedding Chapel, vintage arcade games and the Hellzapoppin’ Circus Sideshow Revue. A Q101 Radio Tower is described as “a nostalgic tribute to an iconic radio station.” The Cabaret Metro Stage is named after the Chicago music venue. Riot Fest also promised an NOFX World stage, a skate ramp and an operating casino.

Scott issued a further statement early Wednesday, saying that Park District permission for Riot Fest to remain in Douglass Park had been scheduled for a board meeting Wednesday but the decision had come too late.

She also called community opposition to the festival a “false narrative” and said inequities to the community were a wider problem.

“For the past eight years. Riot Fest has been a cornerstone of positive impact and opportunity in our community. The festival has worked closely with our office. community organizations. and numerous stakeholders to develop a plan that resulted in unprecedented benefits for the local community. Their significant investments in our youth, small businesses and residents have greatly contributed to the well-being and vibrancy of the 24th Ward,” the statement read in part. “My constituents have expressed their concerns about the vast financial inequities that exist in parks located in predominantly Black neighborhoods versus others. Despite the substantial payments made by Riot Fest over the years, local stakeholders believe the promised reinvestment into our community is insufficient.”

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The concert, which was sold out, is being postponed due to illness and the show will be rescheduled, a Live Nation representative told the Tribune. Neil Young and Crazy Horse had been scheduled to play the Huntington Bank Pavilion on the Chicago lakefront at 7:30 p.m. as part of their Love Earth Tour.

Messages on Live Nation’s social media accounts for the venue said ticketholders should “hold on to your tickets and stay tuned for more information.”

Next on the tour’s schedule after Chicago is a stop Austin, Texas, on May 26, then Dallas on May 27. The tour then breaks until a July 8 concert in Toronto. It began on April 24 in San Diego and is slated to conclude in Los Angeles at the end of September.

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The world premiere play is written and directed by ensemble member Levi Holloway and stars Michael Shannon, also a member of the Chicago storefront theater — and has been a hit, selling out its run at the Chopin in Wicker Park days after its recent opening night.

It also stars ensemble members Travis A. Knight and Lawrence Grimm in a dystopic story of two men surviving in an underground bunker until they’re confronted by a stranger. From June 19-22, according to the announcement, Grimm steps into Shannon’s role, with Drew Vidal joining the production to fill Grimm’s role as the outsider.

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The museum in Hyde Park devoted to science, technology and industry will offer free admission on Sunday for the occasion.

According to an announcement Tuesday, the MSI is also opening new exhibits and experiences made possible by the donation, including a Griffin Studio digital space and Notes to Neurons, an interactive multimedia exhibit devoted to music.

The donation was first reported when it and the name change were accepted by the museum’s board in October 2019. It’s the largest gift in the museum’s history, and one of the largest to a Chicago cultural institution.

Kenneth C. Griffin was a major arts benefactor during his years in Chicago, also giving a total of $21.5 million to the Field Museum (in part for the Griffin Dinosaur Experience), plus donations to the Art Institute, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and other institutions and nonprofits, and he sat on the board of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Formerly ranked the wealthiest person in Illinois, he left the state in 2022, moving Citadel’s headquarters to Miami.

According to the museum’s announcement, the donation also has supported the renovated Henry Crown Space Center, a home for the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and a film experience “Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels.”

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The festival will run Sept. 7-8 in the lakefront Dawes Park (1700 N. Sheridan Road, Evanston) with music on three stages. Two-day tickets ($99.50; all ages) are now on sale at www.evanstonfolkfestival.com.

Also, a conversation tent will host presentations and interviews with Jeff Tweedy, Ann Powers, former Tribune music critic Greg Kot, Francesca Royster, Mark Guarino and others.

The full musical lineup:

• Sierra Ferrell
• Patty Griffin
• Hiss Golden Messenger
• Sarah Jarosz
• Bonnie Prince Billy
• Madi Diaz
• Robbie Fulks
• Gaby Moreno
• Mon Rovîa
• Yasmin Williams
• Willi Carlisle
• Jon Muq
• Adeem the Artist
• Jontavious Willis
• Dom Flemons
• Chaparelle
• Tré Burt
• Nicolette & The Nobodies
• Sons of the Never Wrong
• The Sullivan Sisters
• Nat Myers
• Free Range
• Vance Gilbert
• The Lowest Pair
• Nora O’Connor
• Mark Dvorak
• Corky Siegel

The Evanston Folk Festival will be presented by the busy Evanston music venue Space, which also is putting on its summer concert series Out of Space (July 26-28; www.outofspaceconcerts.com) and is a partner for the Winnetka Music Festival (June 14-15; www.winnetkamusicfestival.com).

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A few of the boldface names include Corinne Bailey Rae and GZA in the Summer Music Series and “American Fiction,” “Barbie” and a double feature of “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” and “Jurassic Park” for the outdoor movie series.

The lineups of free events, plus Millennium Park Summer Workouts and more events for the anniversary weekend, were announced Thursday by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events as part of Millennium Park’s 20th anniversary season, adding to calendars for the big music fests and Taste of Chicago out early this year.

Millennium Park Summer Film Series (July 16 to Aug. 20): Movies are 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays unless otherwise noted, shown on a 40-foot LED screen from the Pritzker stage with the audience in seats or on the Great Lawn. In partnership with the Chicago Alliance of Film Festivals, each screening will also showcase a Chicago independent film festival.

July 16: Opening night is a 6 p.m. double feature with “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” (114 minutes, PG) and “Jurassic Park” (127 minutes, PG-13)

July 23: “Coco” (105 minutes, PG)

July 30: “Barbie” (104 minutes, PG-13)

Aug. 6: “American Fiction” (117 minutes, R)

Aug. 13: “Wonka” (116 minutes, PG)

Aug. 20: “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (103 minutes, PG-13)

Millennium Park Summer Music Series (July 1 to Aug. 8): At Jay Pritzker Pavilion with weekday concerts beginning 6:30 p.m.

Monday, July 1: Charlie Musselwhite and Ivan Singh

Thursday, July 11: Buscabulla and French Police

Monday, July 15: Seun Kuti

Monday, July 22: Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain with Rakesh Chaurasia, and Arooj Aftab.

Monday, July 29: GZA and Yaya Bey

Monday, Aug. 5: Protoje and Madison McFerrin

Thursday, Aug. 8: Corinne Bailey Rae, Terrace Martin with James Fauntleroy

Millennium Park Summer Workouts (May 18 to Aug. 31): On the Great Lawn from 8 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. most Saturdays. The mornings are filled with 45-minute classes accompanied by live music.

8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Pilates

9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Yoga

10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Cardio kickboxing

11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Zumba

Millennium Park 20th Anniversary Weekend Celebration (July 18-21): A celebration for the lakefront park 20 years after its opening on July 16, 2004. Concerts at Jay Pritzker Pavilion with most times still to be announced.

Thursday, July 18: ¡Súbelo! Festival, headlined by Fruko y Sus Tesos, the Latin music group from Colombia.

Friday, July 19: The Grant Park Orchestra in “Star Wars and More: the Music of John Williams.”

Saturday, July 20: Events starting at 11 a.m. with an evening concert by South Side native Common performing alongside the Grant Park Orchestra, conducted by Anthony Parnther. Free RSVPs available soon.

Sunday, July 21: The S&S Chicago Experience from 4-7 p.m. with Steve “Silk” Hurley and Shannon “Skip” Says presenting house music.

The show will have full weeks of broadcasts from the RNC in Milwaukee (July 15-18) and the DNC in Chicago (Aug. 19-22), respectively, airing 10 p.m. weeknights on Comedy Central.

Beyond that, details of the on-the-road coverage plans, titled “Indecision 2024,” were few in Monday’s announcement. Jon Stewart recently re-joined “The Daily Show” as Monday host but his appearances during the conventions were not confirmed. Venue and audience ticket information will be supplied at a later date.

The announcement followed recent news that Stephen Colbert will bring his “Late Show” on CBS to Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre during the DNC (and will also broadcast live from New York during the RNC). Audience tickets for those shows are also still to come; more at auditoriumtheatre.org.

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The world tour will be in support of her soon-to-be-released third studio album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” set for May 17.

The tour is slated to arrive in Chicago for concerts at 7 p.m. Nov. 13-14. Tickets go on sale in American Express and fan club presales at noon April 30, then to the public at noon May 3. Tickets for the Live Nation tour will be sold via Ticketmaster.

The tour, announced Monday, is slated to begin with North American concerts in Quebec on Sept. 29, then a first U.S. show in Baltimore in early October. It wraps up U.S. dates in December, then heads to Australia in February before moving on to Europe and the U.K.

Lyrical Lemonade Sumer Smash will be June 14-16, again at SeatGeek Stadium, 7000 S. Harlem Ave., Bridgeview. Tickets for the three-day hip hop music festival, presented by SPKRBX, are on sale at 10 a.m. Friday with 3-day general admission $385; 3-day VIP $655; 3-Day Diamond $1,575. More information at www.thesummersmash.com.

Travis Scott’s opening night concert will be a first-time collaboration with his Cactus Jack record label including Don Tolliver and Sheck Wes.

FRIDAY: Cactus Jack, Big Sean, Destroy Lonely, Flo Milli, That Mexican OT, Bktherula, Black Kray, BLP Kosher, Famous Dex, Clip, Lazer Dim 700, Osamason, VonOff1700, BOSSFTR, Elijah Wallace, Kami.

SATURDAY: Playboi Carti, Kodak Black, Lil Tecca, Lucki, Ski Mask the Slump God, Bia, Lil Skies, Mick Jenkins performing “The Water(s),” Paris Texas, Rich Amiri, Baby Kia, Cash Cobain, Nettspend, Tiacorine, Xaviersobased, 2Rare, Freddy Got Magic, Uneek, $am.

SUNDAY: Chief Keef, Denzel Curry, JID, Ken Carson, Lil Yachty, Waka Flocka Flame, YG Marley, Anycia, Babytron, BashForTheWorld, Homixide Gang, Lil B, Hardrock, Icytwat, Joeyy, Laundry Day, Lil Gnar, Robb Bank$, Fukyurpain, Shed Theory.

June 14: 6 p.m. Tina Turner tribute (Simply the Best); 8 p.m. disco night (Boogie Wonder Band)
June 15: 6 p.m. Flaming Lips tribute (Sun Stereo); 8 p.m. Coldplay tribute (Fix You)
July 19: 6 p.m. country music (Hillbilly Rockstarz); 8 p.m. Garth Brooks tribute (The Ultimate Garth Brooks Tribute)
July 20: 6 p.m. soul music (The Heavy Sounds featuring Gina Bloom and Renaldo Domino); 8 p.m. A.J. Croce 50th Anniversary Tour
Aug. 16: 6 p.m. Americana (Old Shoe); 8 p.m. Samantha Fish
Aug, 17: 6 p.m. pop music (One Night Band); 8 p.m. Taylor Swift tribute (Sparks Fly)